Oh, those jokesters at Google. Must be easy to have fun when you're sitting on piles of money. But seriously, a little Google Doodle... Show More »

Oh, those jokesters at Google. Must be easy to have fun when you're sitting on piles of money. But seriously, a little Google Doodle makes our day and makes searching a little bit more enjoyable. And there are a lot more Google Doodles than you think; Google puts out tons of region/country specific Doodles that we never get here in the U.S. Remember the Doodle for Lu Xun's 130th birthday? « Less

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Burning Man:

August 30, 1998

The first Google Doodle was designed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin to let users know that if the servers crashes, it&... Show More »

August 30, 1998

The first Google Doodle was designed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin to let users know that if the servers crashes, it's cause they were at Burning Man. « Less

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The first Christmas doodle:

December 25, 1999

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Albert Einstein's birthday:

March 14, 2003

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Mars rover landing:

January 15, 2004

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Leap Year:

February 29, 2004

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Vincent van Gogh's birthday:

March 30, 2005

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Frank Lloyd Wright's birthday:

June 8, 2005

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Leonardo da Vinci's birthday:

April 15, 2005

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Father's Day:

June 19, 2005

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Louis Braille's birthday:

January 4, 2006

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's birthday:

May 22, 2006

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Jackson Pollock's Birthday:

January 28, 2009

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Samuel Morse's Birthday:

April 27, 2009

Celebrating the inventor of Morse code

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30th anniversary of Namco's Pacman:

May 21, 2009

This Google Doodle was a fully playable Pacman map

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Invention of the bar code:

October 7, 2009

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20th Anniversary of Wallace & Gromit:

November 4, 2009

Commemorating the creation of Nick Park's Wallace and Gromit

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NASA discovers water on the moon:

November 13, 2009

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20th anniversary of the Hubble telescope:

April 24, 2010

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100th birthday of Jacques Cousteau:

June 11, 2010

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30th anniversary of the Flintstones:

September 30, 2010

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Discovery of X-rays:

November 8, 2010

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160th birthday of Robert Louis Stevenson:

November 13, 2010

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Jules Verne's 183rd birthday:

February 8, 2011

This doodle featured a working submarine mechanism (a la "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea")

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137th birthday of Harry Houdini:

March 24, 2011

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Earth Day:

April 22, 2011

Google often celebrates Earth Day with a Doodle.

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50th anniversary of the first person in space:

April 12, 2011

Yes, a Russian cosmonaut was the first person in space. Deal with it.

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76th birthday of Roger Hargreaves:

May 9, 2011

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Les Paul's 96th birthday:

June 9, 2011

This doodle allowed users to play guitar chords and record them.

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Lucille Ball's 100th birthday:

August 6, 2011

This Doodle featured six classic clips from "I Love Lucy."

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Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday:

September 5, 2011

This Google Doodle represents the pinnacle of epicness, as it celebrated the Queen lead si... Show More »

September 5, 2011

This Google Doodle represents the pinnacle of epicness, as it celebrated the Queen lead singer's birthday with an awesome animation. « Less

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Jim Henson's 75th birthday:

September 24, 2011

This Doodle allowed users to control the muppets in a variety of ways.

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Art Clokey's 90th birthday:

October 12, 2011

On what would've been his 90th birthday, Art Clokey was honored with an interactive Google ... Show More »

October 12, 2011

On what would've been his 90th birthday, Art Clokey was honored with an interactive Google Doodle. Clokey is considered a pioneer in the world of stop-motion clay animation. He and his wife created Gumby and his horse Pokey in 1955. « Less

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Halloween 2011: Pumpkin carving:

October 31, 2011

Who doesn't love carving pumpkins for Halloween? Not Google.

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Cold, Cold Heart:

February 14, 2012

For Valentine's Day 2012, the animated Google Doodle played a short movie about finding common interests ... Show More »

February 14, 2012

For Valentine's Day 2012, the animated Google Doodle played a short movie about finding common interests with the object of your affections. Playing over it is the 1951 Tony Bennett version of "Cold, Cold Heart." Lovely. « Less

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe:

March 27, 2012

Google celebrated the 126th birthday of German-born architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe by housing the Goo... Show More »

March 27, 2012

Google celebrated the 126th birthday of German-born architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe by housing the Google logo in a modernist building. Mies is generally regarded as one of the fathers of modern architecture and is credited, after his move to the U.S. in 1937, with the Second Chicago School movement. « Less

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Gideon Sundback:

April 24, 2012

The Google Doodle celebrated the 132nd birthday of Gideon Sundback, the inventor of the zipper, by unzipping (natu... Show More »

April 24, 2012

The Google Doodle celebrated the 132nd birthday of Gideon Sundback, the inventor of the zipper, by unzipping (naturally) to reveal the appropriate search results. Zzzzzzz-ip! « Less

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Robert 'Bob' Moog:

May 23, 2013

To celebrate the birthday of the inventor of the Moog synthesizer, Google made a playable Doodle that le... Show More »

May 23, 2013

To celebrate the birthday of the inventor of the Moog synthesizer, Google made a playable Doodle that let you change the levels and sounds and then record yourself and play it back. Very cool. « Less

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Drive-in theaters:

June 6, 2012

To commemorate the first drive-in theater opening on June 6, 1933, Google made an animated Doodle at the "Google D... Show More »

June 6, 2012

To commemorate the first drive-in theater opening on June 6, 1933, Google made an animated Doodle at the "Google Drive-in Theater." Do you still go to the drive-in sometimes? « Less

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2012 Summer Olympics hurdles:

Aug. 7, 2012

The interactive Doodle let online users run a hurdle race and earn a medal. It fell on a day when the m... Show More »

Aug. 7, 2012

The interactive Doodle let online users run a hurdle race and earn a medal. It fell on a day when the men started the 110m hurdle heats and Lolo Jones took center stage for the 100m hurdles semis and finals. « Less

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Maurice Sendak:

June 10, 2013

In honor of late children's author Maurice Sendak's 85th birthday, Google made an animated Doodle of his 1... Show More »

June 10, 2013

In honor of late children's author Maurice Sendak's 85th birthday, Google made an animated Doodle of his 1963 Caldecott-winning book "Where the Wild Things Are." « Less

Favorite Google Doodles

Oh, those jokesters at Google. Must be easy to have fun when you're sitting on
piles of money. But seriously, a little Google Doodle makes our day and makes
searching a little bit more enjoyable. And there are a lot more Google Doodles
than y...
Show More »

Oh, those jokesters at Google. Must be easy to have fun when you're sitting on
piles of money. But seriously, a little Google Doodle makes our day and makes
searching a little bit more enjoyable. And there are a lot more Google Doodles
than you think; Google puts out tons of region/country specific Doodles that we
never get here in the U.S. Remember the Doodle for Lu Xun's 130th birthday?
Didn't think so. But here are some U.S. and global Google Doodles that are
particularly memorable. Enjoy!
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